What color is #615268?

#615268 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615268?

The RGB value is 97, 82, 104: 97 red, 82 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615268?

The complementary color is #596852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615268 color

#615268 rgb(97, 82, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615268 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.2% green and 40.8% blue (97, 82, 104).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#615268 color codes

HEX	`#615268`
RGB	`rgb(97, 82, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.07, 10.75, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.07, 14.94, 316)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.445, 9.576, 14.392)`
Decimal	`6378088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615268, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #615268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #615268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615268; }
.text { color: #615268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 82 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615268, #685264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615268?: #615268 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615268?: The RGB value is 97, 82, 104: 97 red, 82 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615268?: The complementary color is #596852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.